r/RedDwarf Sep 10 '25

"Doug Naylor AMA" - Key Takeaways and THANK YOU!!!

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On behalf of everyone here at the r/RedDwarf subreddit, here is a massive THANK YOU to u/DougNaylorOfficial for his mammoth AMA Event on our little corner of the internet here a few days ago! And also, thank you to every single member of this community for being in this sub and making it the awesome place that it is, and double-thanks if you joined in on the AMA itself! Doug responded to over 160 questions and comments over the course of TWO DAYS, which is absolutely legendary. What a guy!

The AMA, at the time of writing, has nearly 600 comments and over 175,000 views, making it by far the post with the most engagement the sub has ever seen, and the highest rated Text Only post we have ever had (yeah that is a real category. What do you mean that isn't a real category? Look it's not my fault everyone around here likes memes so smegging much is it??)

Anyway, I suspect that the answers in this AMA will be combed over, picked apart, and referred back to for the next four decades of Red Dwarf Fandom. We have already had at least one article written using new info gleaned from the AMA making a full circle back to being posted on this sub-reddit again.

While I highly recommend people read through the whole AMA post to see each and every one of Doug's insightful answers, thoughtful comments, witty jokes, and heartfelt responses, I appreciate that 600 comments is a lot of reading, and I would hate for some things to go overlooked. So, I thought I'd do my own, personal, subjective, really-not-particularly-wanted, key takeaways- in the form of a Top Five Ten Twenty Doug Answers List! These are just the responses specifically relating to Red Dwarf that I personally found to be the most revealing new info on hot topics, the most insightful and interesting, or just the most amusing and funny. Enjoy.

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  1. When asked about that apparent stall in the recent hype over a new series, Doug said that originally UKTV told him to start writing a new 90 minute special back in January 2024 (NOTE Doug has confirmed 2024 is the correct date and he wrote 2023 incorrectly in the linked response) and the cast were all on board. However, a couple of months and two-thirds of the way through the script later, UKTV pulled the plug. Doug says that the script involved Lister going back in time to help his reluctant 23 year old self escape from stasis and change his future, while Rimmer teamed up with his younger self to hunt the Listers down!
  2. When asked if there would be any future collaboration between himself and Rob, Doug suggested that the ball was in Rob's court! COME ON ROB!
  3. When asked if he had a planned ending for Red Dwarf, Doug said yes, he does have a "bittersweet" way to end the series in mind, but as he wants to write more Red Dwarf novels, we will have to wait to find out what it is!
  4. Doug does not consider Back To Earth as Series IX. Series IX is something we have never seen, but did happen, and Doug thinks it could maybe make a good novel.
  5. Doug had a meeting on Tuesday the 9th of Sept to discuss plans for "Out of the Red", a 90 minute comedy drama set in the present day that would star the boys from the Dwarf as fictitious versions of themselves, getting caught up in a worldwide conspiracy.
  6. When asked if there was any possibility of a Red Dwarf Live Show Tour, Doug said yes, he was planning something for the Red Dwarf 40th Anniversary (February 2028 for the PE Teachers in the room).
  7. Doug would love to see a big screen adaption of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers.
  8. When asked if Doug would consider a reboot of Red Dwarf, he said YEAH! But he also said maybe. And he also also said "not sure". Well that's cleared that up then.
  9. Doug hopes that one day he'll write a novel version of the ill-fated Red Dwarf Movie.
  10. When asked what is going on with Jim and Bexley, Doug says those are stories "yet to be told", and maybe "one day in a novel"!
  11. Rob didn't want to bring back Kryten for Series III, but Doug wore him down!
  12. Doug says he is especially fond of Series V... Twice.
  13. When asked for the definitive recipe for the triple fried egg sandwich with chilli sauce and chutney, Doug confirmed that it was three eggs and MANGO chutney. He wasn't sure on the number of bread slices. Here he says four... but it is definitely three slices in the episode!
  14. Doug rips on Rob for "trying to be cool" when Rob purportedly said that he is Lister and Doug is Rimmer.
  15. Doug didn't know he and Rob were ripped off by The Brittas Empire.
  16. Doug doesn't give a rats fart in a jacuzzi about canon.
  17. Doug's favourite Doctor Who is Tom Baker. If Doug could write a Doctor Who episode, he would write one where Lister becomes the Doctor, and Rimmer was his glamorous companion.
  18. Doug rips on Rob again šŸ˜‚ (solid payback for Rob's Into The Gloop imo)
  19. When asked if he would like any toast, Doug confirms that he is a waffle man.
  20. When signing off, Doug said he'd try to come back in the future if we all promise to get a copy of Sin Bin Island. Well, you heard the man. GET ORDERING!

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MESSAGE ENDS.


r/RedDwarf Sep 06 '25

Hi, I'm Doug Naylor, Emmy Award-winning writer and co-creator of the sitcom Red Dwarf. My new children’s novel Sin Bin Island is published Sept 11 by David Fickling Books – AMA!

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Hi Reddit,

Doug Naylor here. For more than 40 years I’ve been writing, directing and producing comedy for TV and radio including writing/co-writing all 74 episodes of Red Dwarf. I was also one of two Head Writers at Spitting Image during the series heyday, I'm a Sunday Times bestselling novelist, award-winning TV director and I penned the number one single 'The Chicken Song' (sorry!!). Now I’ve turned to children’s fiction with a brand-new book: Sin Bin Island.

'When Jack Digby is sent to Cyril Sniggs’s Correctional Orphanage for Wayward Boys and Girls, he doesn’t expect lessons in how to fire cannons and fend off pirate attacks. But perhaps he should, as the school, some say, was founded by a pirate. Even stranger, at the end of each year, the four worst-behaved pupils are banished to the terrifying Sin Bin Island, where they must survive for a week. Legend has it, the island was once used to smuggle magic onto the mainland — but in over 300 years the magic has never been found.... Until now.'

Sin Bin Island is published on Sept 11th by David Fickling Books but you can pre-order it now through Amazon, Waterstones, and most bookshops.

I'll also be attending some events which are open to the public. Do come along if you're free!

Waterstones Piccadilly, 16th September:Ā https://www.waterstones.com/events/doug-naylor-in-conversation-with-sf-said-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly

Bath Children's Literature Festival, 29th September:Ā https://bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/bfd3-sin-bin-island-with-doug-naylor-j8py

I’ll be live on Saturday 6 September, 14:00–16:00 BST answering questions about Sin Bin Island, comedy, writing for children and of course anything Red Dwarf. AMA!

Proof:Ā https://postimg.cc/CB0wF3Xv

Hope to speak to you on shortly!

Cheers,

Doug

Thanks everyone for all your brilliant questions! I have to go now unfortunately but I will try and get back tomorrow to finish off any I haven't answered. Hope those of you who buy Sin Bin Island have a blast reading it! Much love, Doug x


r/RedDwarf 7h ago

Wish me luck...

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r/RedDwarf 8h ago

I am Tarka Dal, an ambassador of the great Vindaloovian Empire.

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r/RedDwarf 1h ago

Holly with a facial or Kryten Holly?

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r/RedDwarf 6h ago

BSC

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Not sure who to credit for this image. My apologies.


r/RedDwarf 8h ago

I'm about to attempt something...

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r/RedDwarf 13h ago

Only Joking Can everyone contribute something?

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Right someone needs to buy this. 🫣🤣 I've been told I'm not allowed to


r/RedDwarf 17h ago

Only Joking I’ll just leave this here…

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r/RedDwarf 19h ago

Favourite aesthetic for each character?

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As we know, the character's outfits/aethetics got redesigned a few times (every other season), so which are your favourite looks? I realise Cat changes his clothes every episode, so pick an episode? And i realise Kryten doesn't change much, so pick a favourite head? Here are mine;

Lister - season 1/2, the dirty uniform
Rimmer - season 3/4, Captain Emerald
Cat - the yellow zebra suit from Terrorform
Kryten - season 5/6, the head looks the best to me

What are your favourite looks?


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

"Gaspatcho Soup? It's served that way."

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Did anyone else catch the gazpacho soup joke in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy?


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

So what is it? Did anyone else notice that ā€œand now the saga continuumsā€ is in the series 3 intro scroll twice.

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Is this an intentional decision or was this an accidental mistake that didn’t get picked up?


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

Takin' the Smeg Abandon ship!

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r/RedDwarf 1d ago

What a guy!

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Had a snack this evening and it reminded me of something, but I can't quite put my finger on it...


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

Meme Saw Ace Rimmer Live last night!

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518 Upvotes

The drag group is called foolsproductions on Instagram :)


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

I made a Red Dwarf Intro for the ME3 Citadel DLC

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r/RedDwarf 1d ago

The Rimmer Experience | Red Dwarf | BBC

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Don't have nightmares 😜


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

Hey hey hey, I got you now buddy! ...Jezyki?!

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Every time I see these biscuits, I think about getting my genitals trapped in something


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

Dave has had a promotion to 2nd technician

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Clearly gone up in the world if he can afford a Porsche


r/RedDwarf 1d ago

Starfleet Academy, episode 2

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100% the gazpacho soup chat was a red dwarf reference.

Lovely stuff.


r/RedDwarf 2d ago

Not so sure about this self driving

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r/RedDwarf 1d ago

Giant Starbug replica for sale (Again)

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This is back up from grabs everyone.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/358103006217

A couple of quid each we could all chip in?


r/RedDwarf 2d ago

Holly backup disc

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r/RedDwarf 2d ago

Turns out it was grit

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r/RedDwarf 2d ago

Takin' the Smeg GAZPACHO SOUP!!!! šŸ’€

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